Tatsuya Tanaka (footballer)

Tatsuya Tanaka (Japanese田中 达 也Tatsuya Tanaka, born November 27, 1982 in Shunan, Yamaguchi ) is a Japanese football player.

Career

A native of Yamaguchi Tanaka went from 1998 to the Teikyo High School in Tokyo. After he was crowned there in his final year in 2000 for best player in the high-school football league, he began his professional career in the 2001 season at the Urawa Reds. His first game he made on April 29, 2001 compared Kashima Antlers. His first goal he scored on 12 May 2001 against Tokyo Verdy. In the early days he was usually the joker of the team, who came on in the final stages of the game. The fact that he could use this to gates more often, he finally played himself into the starting eleven. The hitherto largest club Urawa success in 2003, winning the League Cup, was also one of the greatest personal success of Tanaka. In the final, which was again held for the lost 2002 final against arch-rivals Kashima, he prepared the 1-0 before and scored after he almost played with a dribbling the entire defense Kashima, 3-0 The game itself ended 4-0 and Urawa had won the first title of his club's history. Tanaka got the New Hero Award and was also elected as the MVP.

In the match against Kashiwa Reysol on 15 October 2005 Tanaka suffered a broken foot complex, which drew a long injury-related enforced break after itself. His return he celebrated on 19 July 2006 in the match against Albirex Niigata. Three days later, in the game against Kawasaki Frontale, already his first goal succeeded him after his return.

At the international level Tanaka played since 2002 in the various youth national teams. With the U-23 team, he participated in the 2004 at the Olympic Games in Athens in part. On 31 July 2005, he was then to China for the first time in the starting line-ups at the senior national team and scored a goal equal. After his injury, he celebrated in the match against Trinidad and Tobago his return to the national team.

Game style

Tanaka game survived by his quickness. This use his teammates with passes into the free space, but Tanaka is capable even at a high speed to a controlled dribbling. In addition, Tanaka can rely on such an important for a striker pronounced Torinstikt who already gave him some Abstaubertore.

  • National football team (Japan)
  • Olympian (Japan)
  • Japanese
  • Born in 1982
  • Man
Final (competition) Most Valuable Player
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